Serving Trays for Outdoor Dining

Getting the meal from the kitchen to an outdoor table is often our biggest challenge when it comes to dining outside. To help with this, we have large, round plastic trays. They're roomy enough to make the job much easier, and stackable so they store away without taking up much space when they're not in use. While ours are nothing pretty to look at, here are some options that are:

In our opinion, size really matters when it comes to selecting trays for outdoor dining. A broad, lightweight tray will carry more and be a real workhorse when it comes to getting the meal outside. After size, shape comes next. We prefer round trays because they hold more for their size, but a large rectangular tray can be very useful, too.

How do you get outdoor meals from kitchen to table? Any helpful hints to share with the rest of us? Please do in the comments below!